A Study of the Bhagavadgita : 1-5: Swami Krishnananda.
Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF), research wing of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide. Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad, Eranakulam, India, Kerala 092077 11136 welcometocif@chinfo.org chinfo.org Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) Gratitude to the Divine Bhagavati for the successful offering of Navaratri celebrations! Over these nine sacred nights, the participants of Shakti Upasana Camp, who had traveled from different parts of the world to partake in the auspicious, experienced the grace of the Devi in all her avatars with reverential offerings of pujas and havans led by Swami Sharadananda Sarasvati. Each day of the Shakti Upasana Camp was a deeply spiritual experience, marked by a series of rituals and practices devoted to different forms of Devi – starting with Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta Skandamata, Katyayani, the fierce Kalaratri, Mahagauri on Ashtami, and finally the gracious Siddhidatri on the ninth day. Each day, the Devi would be awakened at 6 am, accompanied b...